Hello there SharePoint Admins,
I get asked a lot of time by clients to create a TO DO list of what they need to do to maintain their SharePoint Environment.Â
For Example,
Every 30 days, check out DB Sizes if they had to autogrow or not.Â
Every 7 days, check out how much space left you have on disks. (Both SQL and SharePoint)
etc..
What’s on your list?
Lots of great admin to do lists here! It’s important for every SharePoint Admin to have a checklist for their environment and to schedule time on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly basis to attend to those tasks.
Reviewing Windows events was mentioned a few times. I think this is a good proactive practice that is often glossed over. Of course, check event logs when experiencing a problem, but it’s good practice to also review them in detail semi-regularly (monthly/quarterly). Also, I suggest you have a list of common noise Critical/Error events so that you can ignore those (noise events differ from environment to environment).
Another thing that I dig into is monitoring where growth in the farm is coming from. I generate reports on a monthly/quarterly basis to track growth and follow-up with end users and site owners when I notice alarming trends.
Also, if you have access to the SQL Server, review the maintenance plans and the SQL logs. DBA’s can be great, but there’s no harm in looking over their shoulder now and then to ensure that your farm is safe.
